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Bass & Chord Mode

V-Accordion

Bass & Chord Mode

This parameter allows you to specify the

number of button rows available for

playing bass notes. The default is 2 bass

rows and 4 chord rows.

The available options are:

■

2 Bass Rows

Using this selection, you have 2 bass rows and 4

chord rows available (default).

■

3 Bass Rows A-7th, 3 Bass Rows A-5dim

3 Bass Rows B-7th, 3 Bass Rows B-5dim

With this selection you gain 20 bass buttons (an

entire row), but you lose the dim chords.

The “

A-7th

” and “

B-7th

” options mean that the 6th

chord row plays seventh chords (“7”) that don’t con-

tain the fifth.

In the case of a C7 chord, you therefore hear C-E-B

(but not the G). “A-7th” and “B-7th” differ in the

arrangement of the bass notes (see the illustration on

page 54).

The “

A-5dim

” and “

B-5dim

” options mean that sev-

enth chords don’t contain the root note. A C7 chord

is therefore sounded with the notes E-G-B

(but not

the C). “A-5dim” and “B-5dim” differ in the arrange-

ment of the bass notes (see the illustration on

page 54).

■

3 Bass Rows Bx-7th

This option reverses the “B-7th” settings (from right

to left), so that the C3 note shifts from 9th to 12th

position.

■

3 Bass Rows Belgium

This option simulates a “straight” Belgian bass &

chord keyboard. See the illustration on p. 54 for the

note assignments.

NOTE

The FR-3x is supplied with several reference caps designed

to help you locate the bass and chord buttons without

looking at them. See also page 30.

NOTE

This parameter is not reset when you load the factory

defaults (page 64).

Metronome Function

This parameter allows you to choose the

function to combine when you hold

down the [ORGAN/ORCHESTRA] register

and press treble register [4] (METRONOME). See “Using

the metronome” on p. 37.

The available options are:

■

Metronome

Select this setting to take advantage of the internal

metronome.

■

MIDI Start/Stop

This option means that the register combination acts

as a MIDI remote control that starts and stops play-

back of an external sequencer or arranger module.

Function Switch

This parameter allows you to use the

bass buttons closest to the FR-3x logo to

select or control the desired functions.

When this parameter is set to “On”, the buttons in

question can no longer be used to play notes or chords.

The buttons have the following factory default settings.

Value

1~7

Default setting: 1

Value Setting Value Setting

2 Bass Rows 5 3 Bass Rows B-5dim

2 3 Bass Row A-7th 6 3 Bass Rows Bx-7th

3 3 Bass Rows A-5dim 7 3 Bass Rows Belgium

4 3 Bass Rows B-7th

bCM

Value

1, 2

Default setting: 1

Value Setting

Metronome

2 MIDI Start/Stop

Value OFF, On

Default setting: OFF

Bass button Function Bass button Function

Pitch Down 4 Brake Off

2 Pitch Up 5 Brake On

3 Modulation 6 Rotary Slow/

Fast

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